A firm sets its price at $10.00 per unit. It has an average variable cost of $8.00 and an average fixed cost of $4.00 per unit. In the short run, this firm is a. incurring a profit. b. incurring a loss of $2.00 per unit and should shut down. c. incurring a loss per unit of $2.00, but since it can still cover its variable costs, should continue to operate d. unable to cover all of its fixed cost and hence should shut down.

Which of the following best describes the economic effect that results when the government increases interest rates and restricts the lending of money? a. borrowing money becomes more expensive and there is less investment in production. b. the economy grows as investments result in larger profits. c. government spending drives up prices because of greater competition for goods and services. d. consumers save more money and spend less buying goods and services.

Take it all away has a cost of equity of 11.11 percent, a pretax cost of debt of 5.36 percent, and a tax rate of 40 percent. the company's capital structure consists of 67 percent debt on a book value basis, but debt is 33 percent of the company's value on a market value basis. what is the company's wacc

If an investment has 35 percent more nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio, its beta will be: